Slovakia’s LOTN Completes Overhaul of First Afghan Air Force Mi-17V-5 Helicopter
Slovakia’s LOTN (Letecké opravovne Trenčín, Aircraft Repair Company Trenčín) completed the general overhaul of the first Afghan Air Force (AAF)
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Afghanistan
U.S. Soldier Dies in Apparent Insider Attack While Supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Afghanistan
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced, on July 8, the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom’s
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Afghan Air Force Conducts First Emergency Combat Airdrop
Afghan Air Force (AAF) C-208 air crew members conducted their first emergency combat airdrop mission bringing ammunition to Afghan National
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U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer Bomber Strikes Multiple Taliban Narcotics Facilities in Afghanistan
A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer strategic bomber from the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar
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L3 Micreo Delivers First Batch of Silvershield Vehicle-Mounted Counter-IED Systems to Australian DoD
L3 Micreo successfully delivered the first batch of the new SILVERSHIELD vehicle-mounted counter-improvised explosive device (IED) force protection systems this
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L3 FOS to Supply Additional M734A1, M783 Fuze Units to Afghanistan, Bahrain
L3 Fuzing and Ordnance System (L3 FOS) was awarded a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract modification to supply additional M734A1
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Insitu to Supply Eight ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft Systems to Afghanistan
Insitu is being awarded a delivery order to supply eight ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to Afghanistan under a Building Partnership
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British Army Welsh Guards Undertake Final Training Exercise Ahead of Afghanistan Deployment
The Welsh Guards have conducted a final training exercise in Caerwent, Wales this week ahead of their deployment to Afghanistan
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Afghan National Army Mi-17 Helicopter Performs Emergency Landing
An Afghan National Army (ANA) Mi-17 helicopter performed an emergency landing due to technical faults in the village of Basirkhelo,
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U.S. Air Forces Central Command Realigns Aircraft, Airmen to Kandahar Airfield
The U.S. Air Forces Central Command (USAFCENT/AFCENT) has realigned aircraft, Airmen and assets to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, to support increased airpower
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